Senior IT Business Analyst / Senior Program Analyst

PLEASE NOTE:

• It is a 100% Onsite Position in Washington D.C.

• Role Type: Contract / Full-Time

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Senior IT Business Analyst / Senior Program Analyst leads high-priority analytical, data validation, and consultative initiatives across all phases of the program and IT lifecycle. Elevating beyond mid-level analysis, this senior role drives cross-functional coordination across multiple organizational units, manages and validates enterprise program data, leads innovative process design, and serves as an authoritative advisor to client offices and senior leadership. The ideal candidate possesses deep federal program experience, sophisticated data quality control capabilities, and the leadership capacity to translate complex policy, guidance, and technical findings into strategic recommendations.

KEY RESONSIBILITIES & ESSANTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Multi-Unit Coordination & Program Leadership

• Cross-Organizational Leadership: Lead the strategic coordination of critical, multi-faceted programs requiring active alignment and collaboration across multiple units, divisions, and external stakeholder offices.

• Policy & Strategic Guidance: Utilize advanced oral and written communication to effectively cite policy, regulatory guidance, and strategic recommendations to client offices and executive leadership.

• Process Innovation: Conceptualize, develop, and manage new operational processes, driving innovation to eliminate redundancies, streamline workflows, and maximize organizational efficiencies.

• Data Management, Validation & Quality Control

• Data Integrity & Governance: Manage and validate complex program datasets, establishing rigorous quality control protocols to ensure absolute data integrity and accuracy.

• Executive Data Readiness: Perform deep-dive data analysis and prepare verified program datasets, analytical dashboards, and executive summaries for formal review by senior leadership.

• Research & Continuous Improvement: Conduct specialized research, monitor system/performance testing, evaluate strategic operational alternatives, and deliver actionable continuous improvement recommendations.

• Advanced Lifecycle Requirements & JAD Facilitation

• Lifecycle Administration: Provide expert analytical and consultative services to administer federal programs across all project lifecycle phases—from requirements analysis and software design to system/performance testing and deployment.

• JAD & Requirements Elaboration: Lead high-level Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions and requirements workshops with system architects, developers, and executive business owners.

• Agile Requirements Delivery: Translate complex stakeholder needs into robust User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, System Requirement Specifications (SRS), workflow diagrams, and integration baselines.

• Testing Oversight & UAT Scenario Management

• UAT & QA Leadership: Oversee the creation, validation, and execution of comprehensive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios, test scripts, and performance evaluation metrics.

• Defect & Risk Analysis: Monitor system test execution, review complex technical test results, analyze system defects, and formulate risk reports detailing business impacts and remediation steps.

• Resource, Budget & Risk Control

• Program Resource Analysis: Analyze and evaluate program budgets, delivery schedules, and resource allocations to ensure overall program health and cost-effective execution.

• Risk & Shortfall Mitigation: Proactively identify resource shortfalls, technical dependencies, and operational risks, developing strategic mitigation recommendations to prevent project disruption.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

Required Qualifications (Must-Have)

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or related field)

• Experience: Minimum of 4 to 6 years of progressive, related experience in IT business analysis, program analysis, data validation, and project support within federal or public-sector environments.

KEY COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

• Data Validation & Analytics: Expert capabilities in program data management, data cleanup, quality control validation, and executive data presentation.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead multi-unit coordination efforts and facilitate consensus among diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Requirements & Agile Engineering: Advanced experience facilitating JAD sessions, authoring User Stories with detailed Acceptance Criteria, and managing backlogs.

• Testing & UAT Oversight: Proven ability to build UAT scenarios, monitor performance testing, interpret technical test logs, and deliver risk mitigation strategies.

• Executive Communication: Exceptional oral and written communication skills to author high-level briefing packages, cite regulations/policies, and present findings to C-suite/executive leadership.

PREFFERED/HIGH VALUE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency with enterprise data analysis and reporting platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Advanced MS Excel).

• Hands-on experience using modern project and backlog tracking tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or MS Visio).

• Added qualification: professional certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), PMI-PBA, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)